Utah Bicycle Laws

Required under age

No statewide age requirement

Applies to passengers

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Standard

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Penalty

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Statute

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See our find your helmet size and kids bike sizing guide.

Statewide rule

Allowed with conditions

Notes

Utah Code § 41-6a-1106 expressly permits sidewalk and crosswalk cycling statewide, subject to the duties to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians, give an audible signal before overtaking and passing, and travel at a safe speed. Local governments may further restrict sidewalk riding by ordinance - Salt Lake City prohibits it in the downtown business district.

Statute

¹

See our commuter bike sizing guide and bike fitting guide.

Applies to bicycles

Yes

Separate cycling DUI statute

No

BAC limit

0.05

Penalty

Utah's DUI statute (Utah Code § 41-6a-502) applies to anyone in actual physical control of a 'vehicle,' and Utah Code § 41-6a-1102 makes cyclists subject to the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 6a applicable to drivers of vehicles. Utah has the lowest BAC threshold in the United States at 0.05. A bicycle DUI carries the same statutory penalty range as an auto DUI - a class B misdemeanor on a first offense - and the conviction is reported as a DUI, which can trigger a driver-licence suspension even where no motor vehicle was involved.

Statute

¹²

— Not yet researched.

Front light required

Yes

Front spec

Lamp on the front emitting a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front.

Rear requirement

Rear reflector or light

Rear spec

Red reflector on the rear visible from all distances from 100 to 600 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower-beam headlamps. A red rear lamp visible from 500 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the reflector.

Side reflectors

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Pedal reflectors

—

When required

Darkness

Statute

¹

See our bike lights that meet the law and winter and low-light cycling setup.

— Not yet researched.

Two abreast allowed

Yes

Conditions

Utah Code § 41-6a-1105(2) permits riding no more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles. Persons riding two abreast may not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and on a laned roadway shall ride within a single lane.

Statute

¹

Rule

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Statute

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— Not yet researched.

Bicycle registration required

No

Operator license required

No

Interstates

Allowed

Notes

UDOT permits cycling on the shoulders of most Interstate segments in Utah (including substantial portions of I-15, I-70, I-80 and I-84) where no reasonable alternative parallel route exists. Specific urban segments along the Wasatch Front and several tunnels and bridges are signed prohibited; verify against UDOT bicycle-on-Interstate guidance before riding.